Education
University of Maine.
University of Maine.
Chris Ferraro was the later of the Ferraro twins to be drafted into the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the fourth round, 85th overall, in the 1992 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Rangers. During his National Hockey League career, he played for the Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. He also represented the United States at the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1992 and 1993, and at the World Championships in 2003.
Ferraro played in Germany with the DEG Metro Stars in the 2005-2006 season before returning to the American Hockey League with the San Antonio Rampage.
During a March 1, 2008 game against the Victoria Salmon Kings, he was the victim of a sucker punch that knocked him unconscious and resulted in a concussion. Ferraro returned for the 2008-2009 season for the Wranglers before ending his professional career to develop a training center for young players in Long Island.
Chris married Jennifer, his college sweetheart from the University of Maine in 2001. In dedication, Chris set up the Jennifer Ferraro Foundation to help further research in stomach cancer.
